More than two dozen people took part in a search last night after a small aircraft was reported to be in difficulty in Waterford.

An operation has been launched to rescue a woman who has been injured in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.

The South East Mountain Rescue team and the Coastguard helicopter has been called to the scene of an accident in the Comeragh mountains.

Two families have been rescued from the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.